Space shuttle countdown resumes amid weekend launch plans
The countdown was halted for a planned hold and resumes today at 9 a.m. EDT after a 40 hour wait. Launch preparations at Pad 39B include guidance system tests and fueling ahead of Sunday’s 11 a.m. EDT liftoff. In Moscow, Jean Loup Chretien and two Soviet cosmonauts dine aboard the Salyut 7 station as the international crew advances toward a rendezvous.
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Pspf Canavfrat
Columbia
Moscow
Jean-Loup Chretien
Salyut-7
Space Station
Radio Moscow
Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Alexander Ivanchenkov
France
Soviet Union
ERA backers hail campaign impact after defeat
Washington AP reports Sonia Johnson who fasted 37 days in Illinois to support the ERA says the fight failed to ratify the amendment but altered the nation. Johnson, excommunicated from the Mormon Church, returns with Maureen Fiedler and Mary Barnes as part of a seven-member Illinois fast. Johnson declares the ERA drive has revolutionized this country with hundreds of thousands of women politicized.
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Washington
Sonia Johnson
Illinois
Ms. Johnson
Mormon Church
National Airport
Maureen Fiedler
Mary Barnes
Raeigh
N.C
Sterling
Jobs Ramp Up For Youth Across Private And Public Sectors
Local youths seek summer work from Sheraton bellboy to fast food posts as employers face a slow economy. Fort Detrick and Frederik offer 25 to 75 positions with counselors lifeguards and clerical roles while CETA cuts limit opportunities. Military recruiters tout open doors with strong pay and college aid, while private firms cite backlogs and a need to hire displaced workers first.
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Sheraton Inn
David Credgan
Fort Detrick
Raymond J. Mangold
Mangold
Lastaio
John L. Carnochan
Carnochan
Potomac Edison
Hardee
Dale Hartfield
CETA
Pat Slagle
Primaaruy Sow-Igcume Leeh-Agers
Slag
Ms. Hall
Frederik
Douglas W. Magaha
U.S. Army
Bruce Finch
Frederick Towne Mall
Finch
National Navy Recruiting Center
Powell Receives Local Service Recognition and Family Tribute
Powell and his family were honored by the Loyal Order of Moose 371 and the Jeffersonian Democratic Club with continued service from the local State Central Committee in May. Powell and his wife Annabell Lee have one daughter and two grandchildren, with Marion W. Rice serving as Powell’s treasurer. Suzy Brett.
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the Loyal Order of Moose
Jeffersonian Democratic Club
Tom Fae Taest
State Central Committee
Annabell Lee
Marion W. Rice
Powell
Suzy Brett
Israelis Open Ground Assault Near West Beirut
Israeli forces move toward the west Beirut enclave amid heavy fighting with Palestinian guerrillas. Israel reports 16 soldiers killed, raising the toll to 252 since the invasion began, as Lebanon endures large casualties and international mediation efforts continue.
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West Beirut
Israel
Lebanon
Beirut
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Jerugalem
Menachem
West
PLO
Beirut-Damascus
Arab League
Man sent to Springfield after stabbing shooting
Charles C. Lessner of Taney Avenue was arrested after a stabbing incident on West Seventh Street. He was ordered by Judge Stanley Bennett committed to Springfield State Hospital in Sykesville for 30 days to assess competency for trial. Police state he allegedly moved toward officer Pfc. Baumgartner, who shot him in the hand during the arrest.
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Charles C. Lessner
Taney Avenue
Richard J. Ashton
Frederick City
Lessner
Frederick County
Stanley Y. Bennett
Bennett
Springfield State Hospital
Sykesville
Asktos Lessner
Pfc
Eric L. Baumgartner
West Seventh Street
Baumgartner
Frederick
Relocation Plans Table Road Work Amid Historic Toll House
Structures and a historic toll house sit near a proposed relocation site. Officials say land acquisition is nearly finalized and bids for early road relocation work will be advertised next summer. A Cabin John man has died.
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Raith
New ‘Highway
Cabin John Man
Construction mishap claims life at Butler Road site
A 47 year old Cabin John man, Charles Raymond McDougill Jr., was killed Wednesday morning at 5400 Butler Road while operating a forklift. Police say he was found dead under the running lift. the cause of how he ended up beneath the machinery is not yet known. He worked for Betco Block and Products Inc.
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Carroll Creek
Wear College Terrace
Baker Fork
Bob Leverouel
Bhamdoun
Syria
Tel Aviv
Man
Springfield
the Acte
Fy Mail
Great Southern Printing & Mfg. Co. P.O
East
Patrick Street
Maryland
Browning Kreps
Dewees Comeneceen
Ridge Road
Germantown
Damascus
Sun
Meritt Gee National Somimemirec
Fcctms
Montgomery
Echo
H. B. Duvall, Inc
Frederick, MD
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